It kind of makes you wonder why a guy like Marinelli would leave a comfortable situation in DET for a possible one-year shot here iN DAL, doesn't it? It might just be that Garrett's on more solid ground than his detractors want to admit.

Did Garrett need to turnover the play calling duties? I would say yes. Was Garrett going to voluntarily give up his play calling duties? He has stated previously he wouldn't. After a couple of seasons, where Garrett's game managing has come into question, didn't there need to be change? If Garretts not going to make a needed change, who is? Jerry is his boss, and deemed Garrett would be better served having someone else doing the play calling. Callahan, or whoever. Why all the fuss over perception, when in reality, something had to change to improve the overall offense and team play.

I am so damn tired of hearing this. Jason is STILL the HEAD COACH! Now he can focus on beng the HEAD COACH! Now he will have more influence on the WHOLE team because he can be a HEAD COACH! Every SB wining Cowboys coach DID NOT call plays. Please shut up about Garrett losing power, he is actually gaining it. Ask Jimmy Johnson what he thinks - this is the best move for Jason and the COWBOYS! Jerrah got it right but people read to Yahoo news to believe what they know is true, this is a goos move for Cowboys!

BTW- Jason will be the coach of the Cowboys for the next 10 years, not because of Jerry but because of Stephen Jones. Gruden doesnt fit with Cowboys and would will be a terrible hire.

We'll see how it plays out, but losing the playcalling job might enable Garrett to stay here longer. Possibly much longer.

For all his faults, Jerry has always been a glass half full person. I don't think he'd go into a season preparing for failure and an eventual coaching change. I don't like him as a gm, but that's not his style.

It kind of makes you wonder why a guy like Marinelli would leave a comfortable situation in DET for a possible one-year shot here iN DAL, doesn't it? It might just be that Garrett's on more solid ground than his detractors want to admit.

Wasn't Marinelli DC in Chicago last year? He was out of a job until Jerry came calling.

Wasn't Marinelli DC in Chicago last year? He was out of a job until Jerry came calling.

Not true, The new Chicago HC (Trestman) offered the DC job to him. Marinelli turned it down. In part to work with Kiffen again, but mainly because he didn't want to work in Chicago anymore after Lovie Smith got canned.

It kind of makes you wonder why a guy like Marinelli would leave a comfortable situation in DET for a possible one-year shot here iN DAL, doesn't it? It might just be that Garrett's on more solid ground than his detractors want to admit.

What comfortable situation in Detroit was he leaving? He hasn't been there since 08. Did he have another offer?

I think people understand there are many HCs who don't call plays. Garrett not calling the plays is not the issue. The issue is it appears Jerry made the call to strip the play calling duties from Garrett. If this is indeed what happened then it compromises Garrett's authority.

It's amazing many don't get that. Not only stripping his play calling but firing and or strongly urging him to fire his assistants. It is all par for the course for the worse GM in football.

Look at the longest tenured active head coaches, lets say hired in 2007 and before. Belichick, Tomlin, Coughlin, Payton, Kubiak, McCarthy, Lewis. Between them all they've got 35 playoff berths, 36 division titles, and 8 Super Bowl titles. And the insiders at CZ are trying to convince us all that Garrett who has none of the 3, will be here for a period amounting to 13 years

Look at the longest tenured active head coaches, lets say hired in 2007 and before. Belichick, Tomlin, Coughlin, Payton, Kubiak, McCarthy, Lewis. Between them all they've got 35 playoff berths, 36 division titles, and 8 Super Bowl titles. And the insiders at CZ are trying to convince us all that Garrett who has none of the 3, will be here for a period amounting to 13 years

I somewhat agree, we miss the playoffs another year and he is gone. I happen to think that Jerry's "meddling" may be the best thing that ever happened to Garrett. He has some good qualities as a head coach, however he was in WAY too far over his head pulling double duty running the offense. The double duty hurt him in both positions. With Garrett just focusing on running the team (discipline & motivation), I think we will make the playoffs and have some success next year which may very well set Garrett up for a long tenure as head coach.

It kind of makes you wonder why a guy like Marinelli would leave a comfortable situation in DET for a possible one-year shot here iN DAL, doesn't it? It might just be that Garrett's on more solid ground than his detractors want to admit.

First he was fired from Detroit. Secondly, it was Chicago and third, he's a disciple of Kiffin. Fourth, he was made Assistant Head Coach and he thinks Garrett may actually fail and he has an oppurtunity to be interim Head Coach and then Head Coach.. Fifth, his boy Lovie Smith was fired.